Choi Sang-mok said, "Violence is deeply regrettable...If you want to persuade others, you have to follow the law first.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok said, "I am deeply sorry about the violence at the Seoul Western District Court in the early morning of the 19th," stressing that he must obey the law first to persuade others.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok made the remarks at the Central and Local Safety Inspection Meeting held today at the Sejong Government Complex in preparation for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Acting Choi said that if he asserts himself through illegality and violence, conflicts and confrontations in our society will become more severe, and ordered related agencies such as the National Police Agency to make every effort to manage the assembly and enforce the law fairly and strictly.

Regarding the Lunar New Year holiday, Acting Choi asked the government's Joint Special Transportation Countermeasures Headquarters to work hard to prevent traffic accidents and the National Fire Agency to prevent fires.

In particular, he ordered to take care of the emergency medical system carefully, saying that medical demand is high due to the prevalence of winter infectious diseases such as flu.

The government said it should continue to respond to risk factors such as the winter thaw after the Lunar New Year holiday, and that the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will operate a winter natural disaster countermeasure period until March 15.